The hilly land north and east of Interstate 5 just above its split with Highway 14 was proposed for a 5,500-home “village” with 2 million square feet of commercial space and a 300-room hotel. Massive grading and oak tree removal would have been required.

It would have exceeded Los Angeles County’s and Santa Clarita’s adopted density for the area by more than 1,000 percent and stood as a poster child for bad planning for many in Santa Clarita.

The money set aside by supervisors acting as the board of the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District is the county’s part of the overall $8.1 million price tag for the total land purchase.